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OSHA Injury Report: BelGioioso Cheese - New Denmark

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at BelGioioso Cheese - New Denmark in 5911 County Road NN, Denmark, WI 54208 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Laborer in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
BelGioioso Cheese - New Denmark
Parent company
BelGioioso Cheese
Street
5911 County Road NN
City
Denmark
State
WI
ZIP
54208
On-site location
Mozzarella Mixer Line 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
108

Before the incident

Attempting to remove cheese from auger that was placed at an elevated surface

What happened

Employee climbed a ladder to attempt to remove cheese that was cavitating in a hopper without stopping the equipment. His arm was grabbed by the auger and pulled it into the auger tube.

Injury or illness

Amputation of left index finger multiple lacerations of left arm to include broken bones

Object or substance involved

Auger that was guarded by distance.

Summary line

Employee climbed a ladder and reached into moving auger at an elevated height. Arm became trapped in auger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Laborer
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
139
Total hours worked
263676
EIN
391324847
Establishment ID
1049789
Employer case #
40523012

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:22:17:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.